ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Male — Value by country

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour...

Countries reporting
123
Highest
61.1 %
United Republic of Tanzania
Lowest
0.1 %
Singapore
Median
11.7 %
Years covered
78
1948–2025
Data points
3,195

What the numbers show

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Male — Value is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 61.1 % in United Republic of Tanzania; the lowest is 0.1 % in Singapore.

The median across all reporting countries is 11.7 %, and the mean is 16.09 %.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 611.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 600.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 82.0%).

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Republic of Tanzania 61.1 % 2024 down 6.4% falling
1 Mali 60.6 % 2023 down 16.0% flat
1 Côte d'Ivoire 49.3 % 2019 up 15.5% rising
2 Zambia 58.2 % 2024 up 9.4% flat
2 Republic of Moldova 49.8 % 2024 down 14.4% rising
2 Cabo Verde 14.6 % 2019 down 31.5% falling
3 Lesotho 52.5 % 2024 up 36.4% falling
3 Viet Nam 26.1 % 2024 down 41.5% falling
4 Myanmar 51 % 2020 down 3.0% flat
4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 23 % 2024 down 23.6% volatile
5 Angola 43.5 % 2024 up 0.2% rising
5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13.4 % 2024 down 16.8% rising
5 Syrian Arab Republic 13.4 % 2011 down 46.2% falling
6 Zimbabwe 42.9 % 2024 down 31.6% falling
7 Nicaragua 42 % 2012 down 2.6% flat
7 Türkiye 12.8 % 2024 down 20.5% falling
8 Nigeria 38.7 % 2024 falling
8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.9 % 2017 down 9.8% falling
9 Rwanda 37.1 % 2024 down 14.5% falling
10 Samoa 36.6 % 2022 up 21.2% volatile
11 Fiji 35.6 % 2024 down 12.5% flat
12 Bhutan 34.7 % 2024 down 28.9% falling
13 Ecuador 34.6 % 2025 up 21.0% rising
14 India 34.4 % 2024 down 10.9% falling
15 Botswana 34 % 2006 up 80.9% falling
16 Georgia 33.4 % 2024 down 17.9% falling
17 El Salvador 32.3 % 2011 down 4.4% falling
18 Thailand 32.1 % 2024 down 9.3% falling
19 Azerbaijan 31.3 % 2022 down 1.6% falling
20 Indonesia 30.1 % 2023 down 15.4% falling
21 Senegal 29.9 % 2024 down 17.6% falling
22 Bangladesh 29.5 % 2024 down 29.3% falling
23 Guatemala 28.6 % 2024 down 32.7% falling
24 Armenia 28.2 % 2017 down 7.5% rising
25 Albania 27.9 % 2023 down 24.4% falling
26 Philippines 27.1 % 2023 down 28.9% falling
27 Sri Lanka 26.7 % 2023 down 4.3% falling
28 Morocco 26 % 2022 down 18.5% volatile
29 Mongolia 25.7 % 2024 down 12.9% falling
30 Cuba 25.3 % 2014 down 8.0% falling
31 Pakistan 25 % 2025 down 21.9% falling
32 Namibia 24.7 % 2018 up 8.8% falling
32 Peru 24.7 % 2024 volatile
34 Belize 23 % 2019 down 17.9% falling
35 Panama 20.9 % 2024 up 1.5% falling
36 Colombia 20.2 % 2025 down 12.6% volatile
37 Serbia 19.2 % 2024 down 10.3% falling
38 Jamaica 19.1 % 2023 down 26.0% falling
39 Egypt 18.4 % 2024 down 21.7% falling
40 Ukraine 16.3 % 2021 down 21.6% falling
41 Mexico 15.9 % 2024 down 20.1% falling
42 Kyrgyzstan 15.1 % 2023 down 46.8% falling
43 Costa Rica 14.4 % 2025 down 26.2% falling
44 Tunisia 14.2 % 2023 down 13.9% falling
45 Kazakhstan 14 % 2022 down 46.2% falling
46 Belarus 13.3 % 2024 up 3.1% flat
47 Romania 13.2 % 2024 down 52.2% falling
48 Malaysia 13 % 2022 down 15.0% falling
49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.9 % 2024 down 23.2% falling
50 Greece 12.1 % 2024 down 11.7% falling
51 Saint Lucia 11.9 % 2024 down 19.0% falling
52 Uruguay 11.7 % 2024 down 10.7% rising
53 Dominican Republic 11.6 % 2024 down 30.5% falling
54 Algeria 11.5 % 2017 down 43.6% falling
55 Grenada 11.3 % 2023 down 25.7% falling
56 North Macedonia 9.4 % 2024 down 48.9% falling
57 Latvia 9.2 % 2024 down 13.2% falling
58 Chile 8.1 % 2025 down 25.7% falling
58 Poland 8.1 % 2024 down 34.7% falling
60 Trinidad and Tobago 7.5 % 2024 up 41.5% falling
61 New Zealand 7 % 2025 down 12.5% falling
62 Bulgaria 6.9 % 2024 down 25.0% falling
62 Palestine, State of 6.9 % 2025 down 11.5% falling
64 South Africa 6.8 % 2024 up 19.3% falling
65 Mauritius 6.6 % 2024 down 20.5% falling
65 Russian Federation 6.6 % 2024 down 20.5% falling
67 China, Taiwan Province of 6.4 % 2020 down 1.5% falling
68 Ireland 6.3 % 2024 down 26.7% falling
69 Lithuania 6 % 2024 down 48.7% falling
70 Croatia 5.8 % 2024 down 45.3% falling
70 Hungary 5.8 % 2024 down 9.4% falling
72 Iceland 5.3 % 2024 down 22.1% falling
72 Republic of Korea 5.3 % 2025 up 3.9% volatile
74 Finland 4.9 % 2024 down 18.3% falling
75 Spain 4.7 % 2025 down 16.1% volatile
75 Estonia 4.7 % 2024 down 13.0% volatile
77 Italy 4.5 % 2024 unchanged falling
78 Montenegro 4.4 % 2024 down 33.3% falling
78 Slovenia 4.4 % 2024 down 54.2% falling
80 Czechia 3.9 % 2024 up 8.3% falling
80 Jordan 3.9 % 2023 unchanged falling
82 Norway 3.5 % 2024 up 6.1% falling
83 Cyprus 3.4 % 2024 down 48.5% falling
83 Slovakia 3.4 % 2024 down 26.1% volatile
85 Portugal 3.3 % 2025 down 65.6% volatile
86 Austria 3.2 % 2024 down 37.3% falling
86 France 3.2 % 2024 down 17.9% falling
86 Japan 3.2 % 2025 down 15.8% falling
86 Suriname 3.2 % 2015 falling
90 Switzerland 2.9 % 2024 down 31.0% falling
91 Puerto Rico 2.8 % 2011 down 17.6% falling
91 Seychelles 2.8 % 2024 down 56.2% falling
93 Australia 2.6 % 2025 down 21.2% falling
93 Sweden 2.6 % 2024 down 10.3% falling
95 Denmark 2.4 % 2024 down 38.5% volatile
96 Qatar 2.1 % 2022 up 40.0% falling
96 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.1 % 2024 down 25.0% falling
98 Barbados 1.9 % 2023 down 54.8% falling
99 Bahamas 1.6 % 2019 down 68.6% falling
100 Germany 1.5 % 2024 down 16.7% falling
101 United Arab Emirates 1.4 % 2024 up 600.0% volatile
101 Canada 1.4 % 2025 down 36.4% volatile
101 Luxembourg 1.4 % 2024 down 30.0% falling
101 Netherlands Antilles (former) 1.4 % 2011 down 30.0% rising
105 Malta 1.3 % 2024 down 27.8% falling
106 Belgium 1.2 % 2024 down 20.0% falling
106 Israel 1.2 % 2024 down 20.0% volatile
106 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.2 % 2024 down 7.7% falling
109 Cayman Islands 1.1 % 2015 down 57.7% falling
109 Brunei Darussalam 1.1 % 2024 down 82.0% volatile
111 Argentina 0.8 % 2024 unchanged flat
112 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.3 % 2008 down 25.0% volatile
113 Singapore 0.1 % 2024 volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
124 places, 3,195 data points, 1948–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.